ありんす

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Japanese

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Etymology

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Generally considered to changed from あります (arimasu).

Had been occupational dialect used by prostitutes in Edo.

Phrase

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ありんす (arinsu

  1. (dialectal, obsolete) Nonstandard form of あります (arimasu, polite form of ある (aru, to exist); polite assertion). [18th–19th c.]
    • 1781, Koikawa Harumachi, Mudaiki (無益委記):
      なんだか、ご(ほふ)()にあふやうでありんす
      Nandaka, go-hōji ni au yō de arinsu
      Somehow, I'm feeling like I meet a memorial service.

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